Top LEED AP Homes Dumps (V8.02) – Smart Study Materials for Your USGBC LEED AP Homes Certification Success

1. An existing home in a gut rehab LEED for Homes project reclaims all of the original framing. An addition is built with 90% FSC-certified wood.

Which credit, if any, under Materials and Resources, will be earned?

2. Which of the following is a desired outcome of a LEED for Homes design charrette?

3. As a prerequisite for Education of the Homeowner, Tenant, or Building Manager, the operations and maintenance manual must include which of the following?

4. What is the prerequisite for landscaping in Sustainable Sites?

5. For a project to earn one point for Materials and Resources Credit, Environmentally Preferable Products, what must occur?

6. A project has a 2,500 ft² (232 m²) roof, 200 ft² (18.58 m²) uncovered patio, 100 ft² (9 m²) walkway, and 800 ft² (74 m²) driveway. The designer has selected ENERGY STAR qualified roofing material for 100% of the roof and open grid pavers (with 30% grass) for the patio and walkway. The driveway is gray concrete with an SR of 0.20.

What is the percentage of non-absorptive hardscape material, rounded to the nearest whole number (if necessary)?

7. Points can be earned for Energy and Atmosphere Credit: Efficient Hot Water Distribution System, Option 1 through which of the following measures?

8. A project team plans to use certified lumber for all the floors on a project.

Which of the following measures does the builder need to take to achieve points that contribute to Materials and Resources Credit, Environmentally Preferable Products?

9. For a two-bedroom unit in a multi-family building, a kitchen’s minimum airflow requirement for intermittent local exhaust is:

10. For a typical single-family home, plumbing fixtures may account for what fraction of the home’s total indoor water use?

11. Energy simu-lation software used for ENERGY STAR Homes certification is approved by the:

12. For a site in a town with a population of 10,000 to qualify under Location and Transportation Credit, Site Selection, Option 2: Infill Development, what portion of the site’s perimeter must border previously disturbed land?

13. How is credit earned under Regional Priority Credit, Regional Priority when the credit has multiple thresholds?

14. Energy losses due to supply duct leakage are most likely to occur when:

15. Solar hot water heating systems are rewarded under which Energy and Atmosphere credit?

16. A project team for a home in a small town is pursuing LEED certification.

The home is designed with the following site characteristics:

• The lot is square.

• Three sides of the square lot border undeveloped land.

• The previous home covering 78% of the lot is deconstructed and the new LEED home will be built in its place.

• One full side of the square lot borders a home that was built 10 years before the LEED project.

Compliance with which of the following options, if any, will qualify the home for Location and Transportation Credit, Site Selection?

17. Envelope leakage is minimized by:

18. The prerequisite for homeowner basic operations and training must include:

19. In order to take advantage of mountain views, a designer would like to include large glazing areas in a new home.

Energy and Atmosphere Credit, Windows requires more stringent window performance if the:

20. What strategy should a team take in order to use tropical wood in their LEED registered project?

21. Which of the following measures is a radon-resistant construction technique?

22. A project team wants to earn credit for Location and Transportation Credit, Site Selection, Option 3: Open Space. A qualifying lot should be located within:

23. A single-family home meets the Indoor Environmental Quality Credit Prerequisite, Ventilation using a continuous exhaust strategy.

Which of the following Indoor Environmental Quality credits are potential credit synergies?

24. In order for a LEED home to earn a point for Materials and Resources Credit, Environmentally Preferable Products, what minimum amount of insulation must be reclaimed or salvaged?

25. What are the benefits of rainwater harvesting in areas with substantial rainfall spikes?

26. A home is constructed less than 1/4 mi. (0.4 km) from a bank, supermarket, fire station, daycare center, pharmacy, and school.

How many points, if any, did this project earn in Location and Transportation Credit, Community Resources and Services?

27. A gut rehab LEED for Homes project will maintain the building’s existing exterior wall and floor framing.

Under Materials and Resources Credit, Environmentally Preferable Products category, these components get credit for being:

28. The first consideration in solar home design is to:

29. To comply with Materials and Resources Prerequisite: Certified Tropical Wood, all wood in the building must be:

30. A project team targets concrete as a material to receive Environmentally Preferable Products credit for fly ash content. Due to weather conditions, the structural engineer suggests reducing the fly ash content in a small portion of the suspended slab areas to speed the curing process and achieve the required strength. The adjusted calculation shows that reduced fly ash in these areas will result in failure to achieve the targeted point.

Which of the following is the most effective strategy that the LEED AP could pursue?

31. Which of the following team members must attend the entire meeting to earn the Trades Training Credit?

32. Which of the following is used to properly size space heating and cooling systems in accordance with LEED for Homes criteria?

33. Minimum outdoor air ventilation in a LEED for Homes project is addressed by which of the following standards?

34. Which important factors must be considered when calculating the design landscape water requirements?

35. Which of the following products will be eligible for points toward Materials and Resources Credit, Environmentally Preferable Products, Option 1: Local Production?

36. To support acoustic comfort in a home, the maximum sone level for bathroom exhaust fans is:

37. Introduction of outdoor air works to improve indoor air quality by:

38. Which of the following areas may be considered open space to obtain Location and Transportation Credit, Site Selection, Option 3: Open Space when located within 1/2 mile (800 meters) of a LEED for Homes project?

39. In order for a project to earn Innovation Credit, LEED AP for Homes, the LEED AP for Homes must be a principal member of the: